Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Exocoetoidea
Familia: Exocoetidae
Subfamilia: Exocoetinae
Genus: Exocoetus
Species: E. gibbosus – E. monocirrhus – E. obtusirostris – E. peruvianus – E. volitans
Name
Exocoetus Linnaeus, 1758
Gender: masculine
Type species: Exocoetus volitans
Fixationa: monotypy
References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 316. Open access Reference page.
Links
Exocoetus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Exocoetus in the World Register of Marine Species
Vernacular names
eesti: Pääsukala
தமிழ்: எக்சோசீடசு
Exocoetus is a genus of flying fishes. It is a bony fish. The body is covered with cycloid scales. The mouth is wide, and the jaws bear teeth. It is a marine fish. The tail has hypobatic fins as the ventral lobe.
Species
Five species in this genus are recognized:[1]
Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (oceanic flyingfish)
Exocoetus monocirrhus J. Richardson, 1846 (barbel flyingfish)
Exocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 (oceanic two-wing flyingfish)
Exocoetus peruvianus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 (Peruvian flyingfish)
Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (tropical two-wing flyingfish)
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Exocoetus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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